#Transmission

Our work is on @PLOSPathogens. “Modeling intra-mosquito dynamics of Zika virus and its dose-dependence confirms the low epidemic potential of Aedes albopictus”. Some words about Vector Competence and the risk
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'Geographical and temporal analysis of M. tb whole genome sequences' is now published in Lancet Microbe!Its improved thanks to feedback from reviewers and tweeter-scientists. Below is a thread to explain
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Just bought a HEPA respirator to round out 2020, money well spent This is my proactive suggestionhttps://twitter.com/CapobiaNB/status/1329040450880147462?s=20 I think the biggest things we've learned so far are that this virus
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The second talk in the #futureoflinguistics webinar is by @drculbertson: The future of linguistics is multidisciplinary, multimodal, multicultural What are elements of a theory of language?- features of the linguistics
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Thread on why Australia really needs international aviation even during the pandemic, why international airlines don't like Victoria's quarantine restrictions, and why that's a problem for us without many good
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I’ve been thinking about the wailing and gnashing that has spiked once more about the Govt’s response to new cases of community transmission. All the same folks, making all the
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Why do COVID-19 modelling groups typically produce ‘scenarios’ rather than long-term forecasts when exploring possible epidemic dynamics? A short thread... 1/ Coverage of modelling is often framed as if epidemics
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of mask-wearing conducted in Denmark (with over 6,000 participants) finds no statistically-significant evidence that masks reduce the risk of COVID infection to the wearer: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.73
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Lots of talk about schools and #COVID19 today, which is no surprise!Time for a bumper thread on the evidence we have so far on schools, children, teachers, and #SARSCoV2 plus
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The second waves in most places in the world appear to be worse, just like the so-called Spanish flu. There has been a lot written about this, mainly putting it
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1. geography: large island, small population, massive oceans between us and other continents.2. polity. Incredibly compliant population, including under heavy handed policing.3. internal borders. States that can and did close,
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A South Korean study raises concerns that six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe from the coronavirus.https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-09/five-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korean-study-sho
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A statement from SOS Alberta:Following this afternoon’s announcement that Alberta K-12 students will return to in-person classes January 11th, Support Our Students Alberta is extremely concerned about the actual sustainability
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I saw a prominent politician discuss the 134,000 passenger numbers for July, feeding into baseless fears and deflecting from our pressing Covid19 issues.3.5 million passengers went through Dublin Airport in
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Many months later, the Scottish Government finally responded to my FOI request on masks.I asked:- The evidence to support the wearing of face coverings, including data on the effectiveness ofsuch
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Great Barrington “focused protection” is 100% the game plan in Quebec. Watch QC’s PHO Dr Arruda explain how once 65+ year olds are vaccinated, we can infect 6x as many
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